Pedro Pascal starrer 'Gladiator 2' is scheduled for release on November 22, 2024
The Last of Us star Pedro Pascal has joined the cast of the upcoming highly anticipated Gladiator sequel for Paramount.
Pascal's character in the film has not ye been revealed. Gladiator 2 directed by Ridley Scott, will follow the original smash hit which was a huge box office winner. Gladiator won five Academy Awards, including one for Best Picture.
In Gladiator (2000) Maximus Decimus Meridius, a Roman general
is betrayed by Commodus, the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, after
he murders his father and usurps the throne. After being enslaved, Maximus
becomes a gladiator and advances in the ranks of the arena to seek revenge
for the deaths of his loved ones and the emperor.
Gladiator 2 is
scheduled for release on November 22, 2024, with Paul Mescal also set to
star as Lucius, alongside Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn, Connie Nielsen, and
Denzel Washington.
Pascal's recent success in The Last of Us has made him a
highly-desired actor in the industry. Before returning to HBO's show, Pascal
chose to join the Gladiator sequel project, besides joining Pedro
Almodovar's short film Strange Way of Life with Ethan Hawke. The Indie
feature film will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and be distributed by
Sony Pictures Classics in the fall.
The cast of the original
Gladiator movie included Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen,
Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel,
Richard Harris, and Tommy Flanagan.
